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Puing 1: ann an + mo/do/a... 'in my/in your/in his/her...'

na mo / nam in my* nar in our
na do / nad in your* nur in your (plural)
na in his*/her nan in their

* + sèimheachadh (h)

Mar eisimpleir:

1. 'in my opinion, in your opinion, in his opinion, in her opinion', etc.:
nam bheachd nar beachd
nad bheachd nur beachd
na bheachd nam beachd
na beachd

2. ‘in my face’ (= against me), ‘in your face’ (= ‘against you’), etc. :
nam aghaidh against me nar n- aghaidh against us
nad aghaidh against you: nur n- aghaidh against you (plural)
na aghaidh against him nan aghaidh against them
na h-aghaidh against her

Cluinnear nam, nad, na etc. cuideachd le an àite (‘in place of, instead of’) agus am measg (‘in midst of, among’):

nam àite instead of me (‘in my place’) nar n-àite instead of us

nad àite instead of you nur n-àite instead of you (plural)
na àite instead of him nan àite instead of them
na h-àite instead of her

nar measg among us (‘in our midst’)
nur measg among you (plural)
nam measg among them

Puing 2: Tha + nam / nad / na…
‘I am a…’, ‘You are a...’, ‘He/She is a …’

Tha mi nam athair a-nise! I’m a father now.
A bheil thu na do bhall de phàrtaidh sam bith?Are you a member of any party?
Bha e na ghille aig an àm. He was a boy at the time.
A bheil i fhathast na tidsear? Is she still a teacher?

Bha sinn nar srainnsearan an sin. We were strangers there.
Tha sibh nur cuideachadh mòr dhuinn. You’re a great help to us.
Bidh a’ chlann nan inbhich an uair sin. The children will be adults by then.